Which of the following statements is true concerning school size and student outcome measures?
a. Smaller schools increase the per graduate cost in a school system.
b. Smaller schools decrease the per pupil cost in a school system.
c. Smaller schools decrease the per graduate cost in a school system.
d. Smaller schools typically cost about the same to operate than larger schools do on a per pupil basis.
Question 2
Which of the following statements is not true concerning reduced class size and student achievement?
a. Reducing class size increases costs for teachers and classrooms
b. The effect of reducing class size continues until the number of students in a class reaches 5
c. Class size has decreased since the mid-1970s
d. Special education programs have reduced overall class size in the U.S.
Question 3
Rick Hanushek determined that replacing the bottom 5-8 percent of teachers with average teachers would
a. increase earnings for teachers by 15,000 per year.
b. increase earnings for graduates by 2 million over the persons lifetime.
c. advance the U.S. to the middle of international math and science rankings.
d. advance the U.S. to near the top of international math and science rankings.
Question 4
The What Works Clearinghouse concluded that teachers who received professional development boosted their students achievement by 21 percentile points if the professional development
a. lasted more than 14 hours and averaged 49 hours per year.
b. lasted at least an hour a week during the course of the year.
c. lasted at least 5 to 10 hours over the school year.
d. lasted at least 4 hours per week over the course of the year.
Question 5
Which of the following is not one of the teacher quality factors Linda Darling-Hammond identified?
a. Verbal ability
b. Content knowledge
c. I.Q. above 175
d. Enthusiasm for learning
Question 6
The second most important school-based factor related to student achievement is
a. parental SES level.
b. teacher quality.
c. facility quality.
d. principal quality.
Question 7
The most important school-based factor related to student achievement is
a. teacher quality.
b. principal quality.
c. parental SES level.
d. Jupiter aligning with Mars.
Question 8
What might be considered a major issue in applying production function studies to education?
a. Regulating student motivation
b. Controlling temperature
c. Obtaining achievement results
d. Controlling for the specification of raw materials
Question 9
Which of the following might best represent a production function equation?
a. P = Fi
b. P = (t)O
c. I = O
d. E = MC2
Question 10
Which of the following cannot be said accurately of John Colemans 1966 study, Equality of Educational Opportunity?
a. It examined racial segregation in schools
b. It was a production function study
c. It deemed teachers the most important factor in student achievement
d. It was controversial
Question 11
Seeking adequate funding for education may require educating the public about the needs of the school district.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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